23rd Berlin International Film Festival

The International Film Festival took place in 1973 to 3 July 1973 by June 22.

The stars of the Berlinale came once again from Hollywood. Robert Aldrich presented out of competition his action film before a train for two scoundrels. Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine came to Berlin to present the film. The competition there was rather less celebrity and the Hollywood -heavy.

Competition

The following films were shown at the Berlinale 1973 Competition:

International Jury

This year, the jury president was the British film historian and critic David Robinson. He got the following jury: Hiram Garcia Borja (Mexico), Freddy Buache ( Switzerland ), Eberhard Hauff ( Germany ), Harish Khanna (India ), Paul Moor ( USA ), Walter Müller- Bringmann ( Germany ), René Thévenet (France) and Paolo Valmarana (Italy).

Award winners

• Golden Bear: Distant Thunder
• Silver Bears: Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu ( Special Jury Prize )
• The seven madmen
• The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
• The experts
• Toda nudez Será Castigada
• The 14

More prices

• FIPRESCI Prize (Competition): Bloody Wedding of Claude Chabrol
• FIPRESCI Prize (Forum ): The days of 36 of Theo Angelopoulos and Lo Stagionale